influence /ˈinfluəns/ I. n. 1.［u］影响;［c］某种影响: acquire great influence over…取得左右…的巨大势力；exercise influence (up)on sb. 对某人施加影响；exert influence over 对…施加影响；have influence (up)on/over/with sb. 对某人有影响 The moon exerts an influence on the tides. 月亮对海潮有影响。2.［c］产生影响的人或东西: His friends were a bad influence on him. 朋友对他产生了不良影响。‖II. vt. 影响，对…产生影响： Probably we influenced each other. 很可能我们是互相影响。Don’t be influenced by what she says. 不要受她讲话的影响。
［辨析］见affect
influential /ˌinfluˈenʃəl/ adj. 有势力的，有影响的：His father was an influential Democrat. 他父亲是一个有影响的民主党人。He is a very influential man in the government. 他是一个在政府中很有影响的人物。
